Emma Jørgensen

Emma Jørgensen
Jørgensen at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Emma Aastrand Jørgensen
Nationality Danish
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 [1]
Bursø, Denmark
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Denmark
Sport Canoe sprint
Club Maribo Kajakklub[3]
Coached by Zoltán Bakó[3]

Emma Aastrand Jørgensen (born 30 January 1996) is a Danish sprint canoer. She and her team-mate Henriette Engel Hansen won the women's K-2 1000 m title at the 2014 World Championships.[4]

She competed at the 2016 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in K-1 500 metres. She was defeated only by the defending champion Danuta Kozák. She also won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in the same category.[3]

References

  1. "Emma Jørgensen ICF profile". www.canoeicf.com. ICF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. Emma Jørgensen Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 3 Emma Jørgensen. nbcolympics.com
  4. "2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. ICF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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